LOVELOCK - Friends of XL Hospice is proud to announce that preparations are under way for the fun-filled Sixth Annual Rick Maggi Memorial Golf Tournament scheduled for Sept. 15 at the Fernley Golf Course. The shotgun start is slated for 8 a.m.
LOVELOCK - The Union Pacific Railroad celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. As part of its celebration, the legendary steam locomotive No. 844 will travel through 15 states and make numerous stops.
This is the time of year I usually have an article about cutting and harvesting alfalfa in the fall. In the past, producers have been advised to cut hay 4-6 weeks prior to a killing frost.
LOVELOCK - If you haven't attended one of the Nevada Range Management Schools, another opportunity is available.
LOVELOCK - A teardrop trailer gathering, or campout, "Twain and Tears," will be held this weekend at Moeha Walker Memorial Park in Unionville.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada State Health Division is pleased to announce improvements in the state's childhood immunization rates.
LOVELOCK - Students at Pershing County High School are gearing up for Homecoming week, Oct. 1 through 5. This year's them is World Wide Mustang Pride.
LAS VEGAS - The Nevada Press Association honored the Lovelock Review-Miner last weekend with a couple of prestigious editorial awards.
GERLACH - Dozens of inspired people who love the desert landscape of the Black Rock gathered to celebrate National Public Lands Day. The campsite was selected by the Bureau of Land Management to be in close proximity to two projects which required some love and attention.
LOVELOCK - The current exhibit at the Pershing County Library from the Nevada Arts Council is titled: What Continues the Dream: Contemporary Arts and Crafts from the Powwow Tradition.
The past couple of weeks, I have been asked to look at numerous trees and shrubs that have dead, dried up leaves. The plants may just have the outer edges turning brown (appear to be burned) or the leaves are completely brown except for the main leaf veins. These symptoms would indicate a condition called "Leaf Scorch".
CARSON CITY (AP) - Taxable sales in Nevada continued a positive streak in July, increasing 4.7 percent over the same month last year and marking the 25th consecutive month of steady gains, the Department of Taxation reported Thursday.
LOVELOCK - Nevada children are invited to showcase their artistic talents to promote radon awareness by entering in the 2013 Nevada Radon Poster Contest by Oct. 15.
LOVELOCK - In Nevada, almost a third of children entering kindergarten are overweight or obese, according to Nevada Cooperative Extension nutrition experts.
